Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationValuedreasonover thesensesExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalProposedtheTheory ofFormsTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedtheLyceumschoolFoundedTheAcademyin AthensStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”Supportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensSaw thesoul asimmortalTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Valued thestudy ofnature andclassificationValuedreasonover thesensesExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalProposedtheTheory ofFormsTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceFoundedtheLyceumschoolFoundedTheAcademyin AthensStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe Great“Knowthyself”

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. O-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  2. G-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  3. N-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  4. I-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  5. I-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  6. B-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  7. G-Saw the soul as immortal
  8. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  9. N-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  10. I-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  11. O-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  12. G-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  13. B-Valued the study of nature and classification
  14. I-Valued reason over the senses
  15. G-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  16. G-Called humans “rational animals”
  17. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  18. B-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  19. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  20. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms
  21. N-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  22. B-Founded the Lyceum school
  23. O-Founded The Academy in Athens
  24. N-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  25. B-“Know thyself”